July 25 - More Eloise Greenfield Inspired Poetry

Ni Hao,

Okay, I slept for four hours last night and am ready to begin another(waterless) day in Bijie. The bird songs in the morning are truly lovely, as are the many butterflies that greet me as I step out of the apartment each morning.

I will share another poem written by a student of mine here in Bijie (see last blog for description of the actual writing assignment)...

"Oh, Mama" - by Chen Jing (Alice)

I love
I love a lot of things
like
I have a beautiful kite
The beautiful kite is like the cloud for it's white
I like the colour and like it to fly

Oh, Mama
Let me tell you
That I love it flying in the sky
I love the kite flying in the sky
and...

The day is too hot
that I can't sleep better
I want it to be cold
just like winter
I like snow when winter is coming
Oh, Mama,
Let me tell you
that I love in the snow for walking
I love to enjoy the snow for walking
and...

I am hungry and I want something to eat
Open the fridge
I can't find anything
Let me see
Oh, I want to eat cakes
Mama, let me tell you
that I love the cakes which my husband bakes
I love to eat cakes
but only my husband bakes
and...

It is weekend, what shall I do?
I only stay at home and needn't go to school.
I invite my friends to my house and dance
Oh Mama, let me tell you
that I love dancing in my place
I love to dance with friends in my place
and...

In the garden I can see flowers everywhere
Flowers are so beautiful here
One of them stands for love
Yes, it is rose
Oh, Mama,let me tell you
that I love to put this flower under my nose
I love putting rose under my nose
and...

It's Sunday, and I want to
buy some fruits in the city
But, there's no car.
What a pity!
I have to walk to city
if I want to eat fruit
Oh, Mama. let me tell you that
I don't love to go city on foot
I do not love to go anywhere on foot

But I love
I love a lot of things
And Mama
I love you best,
I love you!

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"I am" - by Wang Jiazhou (Joe)

If I were a green leaf
I will call your name in spring
near me.
Let me feel yours.
If I were a golden leaf
I will fall in your arms
and fall asleep in your heart.

I am a small boat
bring heavy miss to your thought
row your heart.
I am a little boat,
a ripple in your world.
If I were a bird
I will fly with my dreams
If I were a bird
I will never forget the days
that we have passed.

I am the sun.
I'll give everything power.
And make you like a girl, soft sleeping.
I am the sun.
No dark in your eyes
because I am with you.

I am an umbrella
keeping rain and wind from you.
I am the umbrella
I am always over your head
and feel your gentleness...

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"Lover, I Want to Tell You" - by Jiang Xue (William)

I want
I want to tell you everything about me
I want to tell you
I love the dress you're wearing

I want to tell you I love the smell of milk
because when I met you first time,
you used right this smell

I want
I want to tell you I love to dream
I dreamed about the house that I lived in as a child
I dreamed that you and me were running on the road
But sweetheart, I really love the dream and I soon get to sleep
because I usually dream of you, I don't want to wake up

I want
I want to tell you

I hope I can follow with you whenever you want to go
because I love the feeling when I hug you under willows
Summer goes away, and comes back again
But my darling, I want to tell you
I love this summer in which God band us
together with chain.

I want to tell you
I love to sit next to you, so I can touch your hand
I love to chat with you, so I can understand your mind
I love to share everything I have
But my love, I do not love to live without you

I want
I just want to tell you
I love you in silence...

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And in closing, I wish you moments of "ai bu shi shou".... a Chinese expression meaning "to love something a great deal and not wish to part with it."

May your day be filled with moments and people with whom you never want to say good-bye...